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A Moment in Time: “If You Could Mail One Letter ….”

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July 23, 2020
Dear all,
On July 21, Ron and I celebrated our chai – 18th wedding anniversary! Ron planned an extraordinary outing, including a picnic in the park, a siesta by the sea, and a dinner with delicious delights! The afternoon really allowed us to slow down and just be.
During our outing, we came across this solitary mailbox. In the theme of our afternoon, I really thought about that mailbox. In a world of instant messaging, quick email responses, and video conversations at the push of a button …. what would it be like to slow things down and carefully write one handwritten letter?
What would the letter say?
How carefully would you check the spelling?
Would you look it over before sending it?
Will the contents appear on social media?
And, perhaps most important:
To whom would it be addressed?
As “Rabbi” Paul Simon taught, “Slow down you move too fast.” So we take a moment in time to think deeply about that one letter.
Slow down, write it carefully, and bring meaning to your soul – and to the world.
With love and shalom,
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
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